{{short description|Austrian sprinter (born 1946)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Maria Sykora | birth_name = | image = | caption = | nationality = Austrian | sport = Sprinting | event = 400 metres | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|10|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Tulln an der Donau, Austria | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's athletics}} {{MedalCountry|{{AUT}}}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalBronze|1969 Athens|400 m}} {{MedalCompetition|European Indoor Championships}} {{MedalGold|1970 Vienna|800 m}} {{MedalBronze|1970 Vienna|4×200 m}} {{MedalBronze|1971 Sofia|400 m}} {{MedalBronze|1972 Grenoble|4×180 m}} {{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}} {{MedalGold|1970 Turin|400m}} {{MedalSilver|1970 Turin|800m}} }}
'''Maria Sykora''' (born 11 October 1946) is an Austrian sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sy/maria-sykora-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044227/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sy/maria-sykora-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Maria Sykora Olympic Results |accessdate=2 August 2017}}</ref> She also competed in handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef"/>
She is the sister of Austrian athlete and Politician Liese Sykora and the aunt of the former Austrian handball player Karin Prokop and Austrian Skier Thomas Sykora.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sykora, Maria}} Category:1946 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Tulln an der Donau Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Category:Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Category:Austrian women sprinters Category:Austrian women middle-distance runners Category:Austrian women's handball players Category:Olympic athletes for Austria Category:Olympic handball players for Austria Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Austria Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Austria Category:Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade Category:Competitors at the 1973 Summer Universiade Category:Olympic women sprinters Category:Austrian Athletics Championships winners
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